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Our Opinion

The Huawei Honor 9N (4GB RAM, 64GB) is a slightly better phone than the Huawei P20 Lite, and is also significantly better value for money. What should you buy? Go for the Huawei Honor 9N (4GB RAM, 64GB)!

Beautiful, premium, glass-based design - arguably the best-looking smartphone in its price range - takes a lot of cues from its expensive brethren (like the Honor 10) in its design which basically means that you are getting a modern looking smartphone for quite an affordable price

Very good collection of colors, so you can pick to your taste (something not common in the budget price bracket)

The build quality is great too - the smartphone feels solid in hand and is very well build - the glass on glass construction gives it a premium vibe

Compact size - the smartphone is perfect for one-handed use and is neither too small nor too large - anyone who appreciates ergonomics will like this phone

Excellent display - a 5.84-inch IPS LCD panel which has a resolution of 1080 x 2280 pixels and a modern 19:9 aspect ratio (with minimal bezels) which means that you are getting more vertical space which is good for things like reading and social media apps - overall it is one of the best IPS panels in this price bracket - the colors are on point and the display features very good viewing angles - it also gets fairly bright and sunlight visibility is no problem here

Huawei’s EMUI skin, though somewhat bloated, brings a tons of customizability, features, and theming capabilities which is not found on stock Android (it also uses lots of vibrant colors in its iconography which depending on your preferences you might like or not)

Decent set of dual rear cameras - the phone is able to capture good pictures in bright light conditions - with ample details, low noise, and good dynamic range - even the portrait shots are above average with the background blur not feeling artificial

Decent selfie camera too, in good lighting conditions

Good call quality with effective noise cancellation

Dual-SIM with dual-4G standby support

The speaker gets fairly loud (however, it is very easy to muffle with your fingers, so you have to be careful while using the phone in landscape mode)

Good (though not exceptional) battery life - with moderate use, you will end up 20% battery left in the tank, at the end of the day

Premium, good looking design, with nice rounded corners, and a glass back

Light-weight at just 145g

Fast, accurate fingerprint scanner at the back

Supports facial recognition too (and it works well)

Good, tall, 5.84 inch 'bezel-less' display with a notch at the top

EMUI is now one of the better Android skins around, and has a lot of useful customizations

Decent performance similar to phones with the Snapdragon 625 processors - both regular use and casual games will be smooth and lag-free

Good set of dual rear cameras, with a nice bokeh effect, and bright colors (especially in daylight) - comparable to the other very good camera phone in this price bracket, the Redmi Note 5 Pro

The front camera has a 16Mp sensor and is pretty good too

2-minute Review [Negatives]

One of the main issues with the phone is in terms of performance - day-to-day experience is not always smooth - there are occasional stutters, and launching apps takes a tad bit longer than they should - a lot of this might also have to do with EMUI not being optimised, apart from the aging chipset

No fast charging support - takes about 2.5 hours to charge fully

On the whole, the Honor 9N, while it looks gorgeous, is let down by both its performance - if you want good all-round devices you should look at the likes of Redmi Note 5 Pro, or ZenFone Max Pro instead - both these phones bring faster processors, better cameras, and larger batteries

EMUI is getting better with time, but is still a little cluttered

While performance is decent for most use cases, there are many better performing phones in this price bracket

Average loudspeaker

Battery life is average - with light to medium use, you will found yourself reaching for the charger by 7-8pm each day

Although the phone does theoretically support quick charging, a quick charging adapter is not included with the phone (will have to be purchased separately)

On the whole, while the P20 Lite is a good looking phone with a good display and good cameras, it's let down by performance and battery to some extent - it will find it difficult to compete on value with the likes of the Redmi Note 5 Pro, Asus Zenfone Max M1 Pro, Honor 7X, and Honor 9i

Expert Reviews

If you want a sleek phone with a great display, the Honor 9N makes for a good buy

The Huawei P20 Lite has some of the nicest fit and finish in the mid-range space, plus some powerful features that set it apart from the competition – but an older processor means its days are numbered